flooded

1. 1
   adjective

   Covered or filled with water after heavy rain or a river overflowing.

   Like a sink that overflows and covers the whole floor with water.

   The flooded field was too wet for anyone to walk across.

   After three days of rain, the basement was completely flooded.

   Similarsubmerged, inundated, waterlogged, swamped

   Oppositedry

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of flood. Use this form when talking about water that covered a place earlier.

   The river flooded the valley last spring.

   Heavy storms flooded the town overnight.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having far too much of something to handle, like too many messages or requests.

   Like a small box that gets too many things pushed into it at once.

   The help desk was flooded with calls after the outage.

   She felt flooded with emotion when she saw the surprise.

   Similarswamped, inundated, overwhelmed

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4. 4
   adjective

   Filled with more fluid than it should hold, so it cannot work properly.

   Like a sponge so soaked with water that it drips and can't soak up any more.

   The flooded engine wouldn't start no matter how hard he tried.

   Doctors found his lungs were flooded, making it hard to breathe.

   Similarsaturated

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